November 1935 | Candidates | ||||
Party | Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 26 | 16 | 8527 | 32.7 | |
Labour | 24 | 6 | 3 | 5095 | 19.6 |
Liberal | 2 | 1339 | 5.1 | ||
Women Citizens' Association | 3 | 3 | 2593 | 10.0 | |
Ind. Con. & Nat. Lib. | 3 | 2 | 2115 | 8.1 | |
Independent Labour | 1 | 495 | 1.9 | ||
Independents | 11 | 9 | 5887 | 22.6 | |
Totals | 67 | 36 | 3 | 26051 | |
November 1936 | Candidates | ||||
Party | Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4088 | 41.1 |
Labour | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3587 | 36.9 |
Women Citizens' Association | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
National Liberal | 1 | 1 | 1007 | 10.4 | |
Independents | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1026 | 10.6 |
Totals | 20 | 12 | 5 | 9708 | |
November 1937 | Candidates | ||||
Party | Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2864 | 39.7 |
Labour | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2453 | 34.0 |
Independent Conservative | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Independents | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1905 | 26.4 |
Totals | 18 | 12 | 6 | 7222 | |
November 1938 | Candidates | ||||
Party | Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1066 | 35.5 |
Labour | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1450 | 36.9 |
Women Citizens' Association | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Independents | 4 | 3 | 3 | 486 | 16.2 |
Totals | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3002 | |
November 1945 | Candidates | ||||
Party | Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 13 | 6 | 8456 | 36.6 | |
Labour | 13 | 9 | 1 | 9881 | 42.8 |
Communist | 1 | 543 | 2.4 | ||
Ratepayers Association | 1 | 370 | 1.6 | ||
Independents | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3827 | 16.6 |
Totals | 36 | 19 | 3 | 23077 | 45.9 |
November 1946 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 10 | 8 | 1 | 11620 | 46.9 |
Labour | 10 | 3 | 1 | 8390 | 33.8 |
Communist | 1 | 409 | 1.6 | ||
Independents | 5 | 2 | 4382 | 17.7 | |
Totals | 26 | 13 | 2 | 24801 | 48.7 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -9.6 | ||||
November 1947 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 9 | 9 | 1 | 14471 | 56.0 |
Labour | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9120 | 35.3 |
Independent Conservative | 1 | 1 | 1681 | 6.5 | |
Independents | 2 | 1 | 1 | 579 | 2.2 |
Totals | 22 | 12 | 3 | 25851 | 54.1 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -3.8 | ||||
May 1949 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 12 | 11 | 17198 | 61.3 | |
Labour | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9300 | 33.2 |
Communist | 1 | 47 | 0.2 | ||
Independents | 2 | 1 | 1502 | 5.4 | |
Totals | 26 | 13 | 1 | 28047 | 50.3 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -3.7 | ||||
May 1950 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 13 | 12 | 4 | 11318 | 56.3 |
Labour | 7 | 1 | 8150 | 40.5 | |
Liberal | 1 | 648 | 3.2 | ||
Totals | 21 | 13 | 4 | 20116 | 47.8 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | 6.2 | ||||
May 1951 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2684 | 48.9 |
Labour | 2 | 1 | 2801 | 51.1 | |
Totals | 14 | 12 | 10 | 5485 | 45.0 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | 8.9 | ||||
May 1952 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 12 | 8 | 4 | 10583 | 51.5 |
Labour | 9 | 5 | 1 | 9583 | 46.7 |
Independents | 1 | 370 | 1.8 | ||
Totals | 22 | 13 | 5 | 20536 | 54.3 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -3.5 | ||||
May 1953 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 12 | 11 | 1 | 13804 | 57.5 |
Labour | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9593 | 40.0 |
Independents | 1 | 598 | 2.5 | ||
Totals | 25 | 13 | 2 | 23995 | 47.1 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -6.3 | ||||
May 1954 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 12 | 6 | 5 | 8476 | 51.3 |
Labour | 5 | 5 | 7452 | 45.1 | |
Independent Conservative | 1 | 1 | 500 | 3.0 | |
Communist | 1 | 92 | 0.6 | ||
Totals | 19 | 12 | 5 | 16520 | 44.8 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | 5.7 | ||||
May 1955 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7811 | 59.7 |
Labour | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5183 | 39.6 |
Communist | 1 | 91 | 0.7 | ||
Totals | 20 | 14 | 8 | 13085 | 45.2 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -6.9 | ||||
May 1956 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 10 | 7 | 10506 | 42.3 | |
Labour | 12 | 5 | 11578 | 46.6 | |
Ratepayers Association | 6 | 2737 | 11.0 | ||
Totals | 28 | 12 | 24821 | 40.9 | |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | 12.2 | ||||
May 1957 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 12 | 8 | 1 | 11120 | 45.5 |
Labour | 10 | 5 | 11922 | 48.8 | |
Ratepayers Association | 3 | 1382 | 5.7 | ||
Totals | 25 | 13 | 1 | 24424 | 42.5 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -0.5 | ||||
May 1958 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 9 | 8 | 2 | 9246 | 55.3 |
Labour | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6617 | 39.5 |
Liberal | 1 | 871 | 5.2 | ||
Totals | 20 | 12 | 5 | 16734 | 45.4 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -9.5 | ||||
May 1959 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 11 | 8 | 2 | 11245 | 55.8 |
Labour | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5193 | 25.8 |
Liberal | 2 | 1 | 1575 | 7.8 | |
Independent Labour | 5 | 2144 | 10.6 | ||
Totals | 24 | 13 | 4 | 20157 | 40.6 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -7.2 | ||||
May 1960 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9590 | 55.2 |
Labour | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6770 | 38.9 |
Liberal | 1 | 803 | 4.6 | ||
Independents | 1 | 224 | 1.3 | ||
Totals | 21 | 12 | 4 | 17387 | 39.6 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | 6.9 | ||||
May 1961 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5600 | 44.7 |
Labour | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4853 | 38.8 |
Liberal | 1 | 1 | 1865 | 14.9 | |
Independents | 1 | 198 | 1.6 | ||
Totals | 18 | 12 | 6 | 12516 | 38.8 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | 5.1 | ||||
May 1962 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 9 | 5 | 8053 | 40.6 | |
Labour | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7683 | 38.8 |
Liberal | 5 | 4 | 4086 | 20.6 | |
Totals | 26 | 12 | 2 | 19822 | 41.3 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | 2.1 | ||||
May 1963 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 10 | 4 | 7571 | 28.7 | |
Labour | 13 | 7 | 1 | 11269 | 42.7 |
Liberal | 8 | 2 | 7551 | 28.6 | |
Totals | 31 | 13 | 1 | 26391 | 49.3 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | 7.9 | ||||
May 1964 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 9 | 6 | 9537 | 36.7 | |
Labour | 11 | 6 | 1 | 12110 | 46.6 |
Liberal | 5 | 4335 | 16.7 | ||
Totals | 25 | 12 | 1 | 25982 | 48.0 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -2.1 | ||||
May 1965 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8663 | 45.1 |
Labour | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7008 | 36.5 |
Liberal | 3 | 1 | 3239 | 16.9 | |
Independent Labour | 1 | 113 | 0.6 | ||
Independents | 1 | 182 | 0.9 | ||
Totals | 23 | 13 | 4 | 19205 | 41.0 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -9.3 | ||||
May 1966 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 10 | 8 | 1 | 10085 | 48.5 |
Labour | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7988 | 38.4 |
Liberal | 6 | 2611 | 12.6 | ||
Independents | 1 | 116 | 0.6 | ||
Totals | 27 | 13 | 4 | 20800 | 47.9 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -0.7 | ||||
May 1967 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 10 | 9 | 2 | 10308 | 51.6 |
Labour | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7425 | 37.2 |
Liberal | 6 | 2230 | 11.2 | ||
Totals | 25 | 12 | 3 | 19963 | 43.0 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -2.2 | ||||
May 1968 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 13 | 12 | 14883 | 61.3 | |
Labour | 12 | 1 | 6773 | 27.9 | |
Liberal | 3 | 1308 | 5.4 | ||
Independent Conservative | 1 | 587 | 2.4 | ||
Independents and Others | 2 | 732 | 3.0 | ||
Totals | 31 | 13 | 24283 | 39.5 | |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -9.5 | ||||
May 1969 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 12 | 10 | 1 | 13801 | 60.3 |
Labour | 9 | 2 | 6339 | 27.7 | |
Liberal | 4 | 889 | 3.9 | ||
Independent Labour | 1 | 1192 | 5.2 | ||
Independents | 1 | 648 | 2.8 | ||
Totals | 27 | 12 | 1 | 22869 | 40.2 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | 0.4 | ||||
May 1970 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 10 | 8 | 12668 | 60.3 | |
Labour | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7266 | 34.6 |
Liberal | 2 | 1 | 1091 | 5.2 | |
Totals | 22 | 12 | 2 | 21025 | 39.2 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | 3.5 | ||||
May 1971 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 13 | 3 | 13566 | 41.2 | |
Labour | 13 | 9 | 17749 | 53.9 | |
Liberal | 1 | 1 | 1462 | 4.4 | |
Independents | 1 | 170 | 0.5 | ||
Totals | 28 | 13 | 32947 | 44.5 | |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | 19.2 | ||||
May 1972 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 10 | 4 | 12469 | 42.4 | |
Labour | 12 | 8 | 1 | 15490 | 52.7 |
Liberal | 2 | 1297 | 4.4 | ||
Communist | 1 | 132 | 0.4 | ||
Totals | 25 | 12 | 1 | 29388 | 42.5 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -1.2 | ||||
April 1973 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 12 | 6 | 10176 | 42.6 | |
Labour | 13 | 6 | 2 | 10700 | 44.8 |
Liberal | 4 | 2 | 2262 | 9.5 | |
Independent Labour | 1 | 259 | 1.1 | ||
Independents | 1 | 482 | 2.0 | ||
Totals | 31 | 14 | 2 | 23879 | 37.4 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -4.0 | ||||
June 1973 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | U/O | Votes | % |
Conservative | 36 | 11 | 10449 | 38.6 | |
Labour | 42 | 26 | 4 | 13197 | 48.7 |
Liberal | 10 | 5 | 2716 | 10.0 | |
Independent Labour | 1 | 734 | 2.7 | ||
Totals | 89 | 42 | 4 | 27096 | 38.9 |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | 4.0 | ||||
May 1976 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 36 | 24 | 15807 | 48.5 | |
Labour | 38 | 16 | 12497 | 38.3 | |
Liberal | 15 | 2 | 2832 | 8.7 | |
Independent Labour | 1 | 460 | 1.4 | ||
Communist | 1 | 306 | 0.9 | ||
Independents | 2 | 688 | 2.1 | ||
Totals | 93 | 42 | 32590 | 41.6 | |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -10.1 | ||||
May 1977 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 10 | 16648 | 53.6 | |
Labour | 11 | 3 | 9531 | 30.7 | |
Liberal | 8 | 1 | 4851 | 15.6 | |
Communist | 1 | 50 | 0.2 | ||
Totals | 34 | 14 | 31080 | 39.4 | |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -6.4 | ||||
May 1978 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 7 | 14262 | 46.4 | |
Labour | 13 | 6 | 12304 | 40.1 | |
Liberal | 7 | 2295 | 7.5 | ||
Communist | 2 | 79 | 0.3 | ||
Independents | 1 | 1 | 1778 | 5.8 | |
Totals | 37 | 14 | 30718 | 38.6 | |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | 8.3 | ||||
May 1979 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 5 | 21048 | 37.9 | |
Labour | 14 | 7 | 21526 | 38.7 | |
Liberal | 14 | 2 | 12924 | 23.3 | |
Communist | 1 | 59 | 0.1 | ||
Totals | 43 | 14 | 55557 | 70.9 | |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | 3.6 | ||||
May 1980 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 4 | 12496 | 38.3 | |
Labour | 14 | 8 | 13964 | 42.8 | |
Liberal | 14 | 2 | 5990 | 18.4 | |
Ecology | 1 | 145 | 0.4 | ||
Totals | 43 | 14 | 32595 | 41.8 | |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | 1.8 | ||||
May 1981 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 6 | 12285 | 36.2 | |
Labour | 14 | 5 | 12417 | 36.6 | |
Liberal | 14 | 3 | 8532 | 25.2 | |
Ecology | 4 | 500 | 1.5 | ||
Independents | 1 | 162 | 0.5 | ||
Totals | 47 | 14 | 33896 | 43.3 | |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -2.1 | ||||
May 1982 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 4 | 12617 | 34.0 | |
Labour | 14 | 7 | 12286 | 33.1 | |
Liberal/SDP Alliance | 14 | 3 | 12022 | 32.4 | |
• Liberal | 7 | 3 | 6814 | 18.4 | |
• Social Democratic | 7 | 5208 | 14.0 | ||
Independents and Others | 2 | 173 | 0.5 | ||
Totals | 44 | 14 | 37098 | 47.1 | |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -0.6 | ||||
May 1983 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 4 | 14190 | 35.2 | |
Labour | 14 | 7 | 14464 | 35.9 | |
Liberal/SDP Alliance | 14 | 3 | 11517 | 28.6 | |
• Liberal | 8 | 3 | 7032 | 17.5 | |
• Social Democratic | 6 | 4485 | 11.1 | ||
Ecology | 1 | 90 | 0.2 | ||
Totals | 43 | 14 | 40261 | 50.9 | |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | 0.8 | ||||
May 1984 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 3 | 12317 | 32.4 | |
Labour | 14 | 7 | 14405 | 37.9 | |
Liberal/SDP Alliance | 14 | 4 | 10984 | 28.9 | |
• Liberal | 7 | 3 | 6642 | 17.5 | |
• Social Democratic | 7 | 1 | 4342 | 11.4 | |
Ecology | 3 | 286 | 0.8 | ||
Totals | 45 | 14 | 37992 | 47.7 | |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | 2.4 | ||||
May 1985 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 1 | 11212 | 29.5 | |
Labour | 14 | 7 | 13551 | 35.6 | |
Liberal/SDP Alliance | 14 | 6 | 13010 | 34.2 | |
• Liberal | 7 | 4 | 7223 | 19.0 | |
• Social Democratic | 7 | 2 | 5787 | 15.2 | |
Ecology | 3 | 255 | 0.7 | ||
Totals | 45 | 14 | 38028 | 47.6 | |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | 0.3 | ||||
Swing (+ = from Lab to All) | 3.8 | ||||
May 1986 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 3 | 12179 | 32.7 | |
Labour | 14 | 8 | 13979 | 37.5 | |
Liberal/SDP Alliance | 14 | 3 | 10493 | 28.1 | |
• Liberal | 7 | 2 | 5209 | 14.0 | |
• Social Democratic | 7 | 1 | 5284 | 14.2 | |
Green | 3 | 594 | 1.6 | ||
Communist | 1 | 20 | 0.1 | ||
Independents | 1 | 26 | 0.1 | ||
Totals | 47 | 14 | 37291 | 46.4 | |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -0.7 | ||||
Swing (+ = from Lab to All) | -4.0 | ||||
May 1987 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 15 | 5 | 15146 | 36.3 | |
Labour | 15 | 6 | 13735 | 32.9 | |
Liberal/SDP Alliance | 15 | 4 | 12819 | 30.7 | |
• Liberal | 6 | 2 | 4875 | 11.7 | |
• Social Democratic | 9 | 2 | 7944 | 19.0 | |
Independents | 1 | 44 | 0.1 | ||
Totals | 46 | 15 | 41744 | 50.9 | |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -4.1 | ||||
May 1988 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 5 | 12937 | 34.4 | |
Labour | 14 | 9 | 15751 | 41.8 | |
Social & Liberal Democrat | 14 | 8108 | 21.5 | ||
Green | 6 | 851 | 2.3 | ||
Totals | 48 | 14 | 37647 | 46.0 | |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | 5.4 | ||||
May 1989 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 5 | 11744 | 32.3 | |
Labour | 14 | 8 | 14025 | 38.5 | |
Social & Liberal Democrat | 14 | 1 | 8359 | 23.0 | |
Green | 10 | 2283 | 6.3 | ||
Totals | 52 | 14 | 36411 | 44.8 | |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -0.6 | ||||
May 1990 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 15 | 2 | 10863 | 26.6 | |
Labour | 15 | 10 | 18524 | 45.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | 15 | 3 | 8166 | 20.0 | |
Green | 15 | 3311 | 8.1 | ||
Totals | 60 | 15 | 40864 | 50.1 | |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | 6.2 | ||||
May 1991 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 3 | 11202 | 31.1 | |
Labour | 14 | 7 | 13480 | 37.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | 14 | 4 | 9933 | 27.6 | |
Green | 8 | 1349 | 3.8 | ||
Totals | 50 | 14 | 35964 | 44.5 | |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -6.2 | ||||
May 1992 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 15 | 4 | 11525 | 34.5 | |
Labour | 15 | 6 | 11873 | 35.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | 15 | 5 | 9182 | 27.5 | |
Green | 5 | 670 | 2.0 | ||
Others | 2 | 123 | 0.4 | ||
Totals | 52 | 15 | 33373 | 40.9 | |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | -2.6 | ||||
May 1993 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 1 | 7618 | 23.4 | |
Labour | 14 | 7 | 12915 | 39.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | 14 | 6 | 11622 | 35.7 | |
Green | 5 | 431 | 1.3 | ||
Totals | 47 | 14 | 32586 | 39.9 | |
Swing (+ = from Con to Lab) | 7.6 | ||||
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | 2.0 | ||||
May 1994 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 7048 | 19.5 | ||
Labour | 14 | 7 | 14843 | 41.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | 14 | 7 | 14159 | 39.1 | |
Green | 1 | 118 | 0.3 | ||
Totals | 43 | 14 | 36168 | 43.7 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | 1.0 | ||||
May 1995 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 12 | 5066 | 15.6 | ||
Labour | 14 | 8 | 14733 | 45.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | 14 | 6 | 12009 | 37.0 | |
Green | 4 | 509 | 1.6 | ||
Natural Law Party | 2 | 33 | 0.1 | ||
Independents and Others | 1 | 107 | 0.3 | ||
Totals | 47 | 14 | 32457 | 38.2 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | -3.3 | ||||
May 1996 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 1 | 6086 | 19.8 | |
Labour | 14 | 8 | 13852 | 45.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | 14 | 5 | 10848 | 35.2 | |
Totals | 42 | 14 | 30786 | 35.6 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | -0.7 | ||||
May 1997 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 15235 | 25.0 | ||
Labour | 14 | 8 | 22806 | 37.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | 14 | 6 | 22574 | 37.0 | |
Green | 1 | 362 | 0.6 | ||
Totals | 43 | 14 | 60977 | 69.9 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | 4.7 | ||||
May 1998 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 2 | 5223 | 21.9 | |
Labour | 14 | 5 | 8572 | 35.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | 14 | 7 | 9335 | 39.1 | |
Green | 5 | 721 | 3.0 | ||
Totals | 47 | 14 | 23851 | 27.5 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | 1.8 | ||||
May 1999 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 5368 | 21.0 | ||
Labour | 14 | 8 | 9748 | 38.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | 14 | 6 | 9643 | 37.7 | |
Green | 5 | 837 | 3.3 | ||
Totals | 47 | 14 | 25596 | 29.4 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | -1.8 | ||||
May 2000 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 1 | 6142 | 23.9 | |
Labour | 14 | 4 | 8602 | 33.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | 14 | 9 | 9994 | 38.9 | |
Green | 6 | 985 | 3.8 | ||
Totals | 48 | 14 | 25723 | 29.5 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | 2.9 | ||||
June 2001 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 11465 | 22.4 | ||
Labour | 14 | 7 | 17753 | 34.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | 14 | 7 | 20306 | 39.6 | |
Green | 4 | 1614 | 3.1 | ||
Independents | 1 | 156 | 0.3 | ||
Totals | 47 | 14 | 51294 | 58.8 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | -0.2 | ||||
May 2002 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 15 | 1 | 6046 | 21.6 | |
Labour | 15 | 5 | 8563 | 30.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | 15 | 8 | 10721 | 38.3 | |
Green | 14 | 2220 | 7.9 | ||
UKIP | 3 | 255 | 0.9 | ||
Socialist Alliance | 3 | 145 | 0.5 | ||
Independents and Others | 5 | 219 | 0.8 | ||
Totals | 67 | 15 | 28024 | 32.0 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | 1.4 | ||||
May 2003 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 17 | 5952 | 22.3 | ||
Labour | 17 | 6 | 7242 | 27.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | 17 | 11 | 10729 | 40.3 | |
Green | 15 | 2336 | 8.8 | ||
UKIP | 3 | 243 | 0.9 | ||
Others | 2 | 137 | 0.5 | ||
Totals | 71 | 17 | 26639 | 30.6 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | 2.7 | ||||
June 2004 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 42 | 1 | 7163 | 20.6 | |
Labour | 42 | 13 | 8350 | 24.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | 42 | 28 | 13045 | 37.6 | |
Green | 23 | 5063 | 14.6 | ||
UKIP | 4 | 741 | 2.1 | ||
Independents | 4 | 352 | 1.0 | ||
Totals | 157 | 42 | 34714 | 36.9 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | 0.2 | ||||
May 2005 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 9939 | 19.1 | ||
Labour | 14 | 4 | 14347 | 27.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | 14 | 10 | 22508 | 43.2 | |
Green | 14 | 5222 | 10.0 | ||
UKIP | 2 | 122 | 0.2 | ||
Totals | 58 | 14 | 52138 | 59.4 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | 1.1 | ||||
May 2006 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 15 | 6799 | 22.1 | ||
Labour | 15 | 4 | 7837 | 25.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | 15 | 11 | 11853 | 38.4 | |
Green | 15 | 3908 | 12.7 | ||
UKIP | 1 | 138 | 0.4 | ||
Others | 2 | 294 | 1.0 | ||
Totals | 63 | 15 | 30829 | 34.7 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | -1.4 | ||||
May 2007 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 15 | 7218 | 24.2 | ||
Labour | 15 | 5 | 7848 | 26.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | 15 | 10 | 10232 | 34.3 | |
Green | 15 | 3795 | 12.7 | ||
UKIP | 3 | 352 | 1.2 | ||
Others | 1 | 358 | 1.2 | ||
Totals | 64 | 15 | 29803 | 34.7 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | -2.5 | ||||
May 2008 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 1 | 7410 | 25.0 | |
Labour | 14 | 3 | 7624 | 25.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | 14 | 8 | 9718 | 32.8 | |
Green | 14 | 1 | 3374 | 11.4 | |
Left List | 1 | 328 | 1.1 | ||
UKIP | 2 | 165 | 0.6 | ||
Independents and Others | 3 | 1 | 1340 | 4.5 | |
Totals | 61 | 14 | 29631 | 34.5 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | -0.5 | ||||
June 2009 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 7153 | 21.7 | ||
Labour | 14 | 2 | 6930 | 21.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | 14 | 11 | 12121 | 36.7 | |
Green | 14 | 1 | 5159 | 15.6 | |
UKIP | 3 | 475 | 1.4 | ||
Independents | 2 | 1181 | 3.6 | ||
Totals | 61 | 14 | 33019 | 37.4 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | 4.3 | ||||
May 2010 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 17 | 12919 | 22.5 | ||
Labour | 17 | 3 | 12734 | 22.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | 17 | 13 | 21735 | 37.8 | |
Green | 17 | 1 | 9181 | 16.0 | |
UKIP | 2 | 240 | 0.4 | ||
Others | 3 | 633 | 1.1 | ||
Totals | 73 | 17 | 57442 | 64.2 | |
Swing (+ = from Con to LDm) | +0.2 | ||||
May 2011 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 15 | 8326 | 20.8 | ||
Labour | 15 | 9 | 13762 | 34.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | 15 | 6 | 11162 | 27.8 | |
Green | 14 | 6045 | 15.1 | ||
UKIP | 2 | 193 | 0.5 | ||
Independents and Others | 3 | 592 | 1.5 | ||
Totals | 64 | 15 | 40080 | 44.7 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | -11.1 | ||||
May 2012 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 1 | 4464 | 15.4 | |
Labour | 14 | 8 | 12389 | 42.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | 14 | 4 | 7560 | 26.1 | |
Green | 11 | 2925 | 10.1 | ||
UKIP | 1 | 129 | 0.5 | ||
Independents and Others | 3 | 1 | 1487 | 5.1 | |
Totals | 57 | 14 | 28954 | 31.9 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | -5.1 | ||||
May 2013 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 4045 | 14.4 | ||
Labour | 14 | 7 | 11081 | 39.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | 14 | 6 | 8445 | 30.0 | |
Green | 12 | 2470 | 8.8 | ||
UKIP | 5 | 933 | 3.3 | ||
Independents and Others | 3 | 1 | 1142 | 4.1 | |
Totals | 62 | 14 | 28116 | 31.1 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | 3.7 | ||||
May 2014 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 15 | 5603 | 14.4 | ||
Labour | 15 | 10 | 14802 | 38.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | 15 | 4 | 11302 | 29.1 | |
Green | 13 | 5700 | 14.7 | ||
UKIP | 1 | 328 | 0.8 | ||
Independents | 3 | 1 | 1113 | 2.9 | |
Totals | 62 | 15 | 38848 | 41.7 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | 0.2 | ||||
May 2015 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 10266 | 17.5 | ||
Labour | 14 | 8 | 20279 | 34.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | 14 | 5 | 16257 | 27.6 | |
Green | 14 | 1 | 9675 | 16.4 | |
UKIP | 8 | 2261 | 3.8 | ||
Independents and Others | 1 | 87 | 0.1 | ||
Totals | 65 | 14 | 58825 | 58.4 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | 1.1 | ||||
May 2016 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 3927 | 11.8 | ||
Labour | 14 | 9 | 15279 | 45.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | 14 | 4 | 9172 | 27.5 | |
Green | 14 | 3335 | 10.0 | ||
UKIP | 5 | 830 | 2.5 | ||
Independents | 1 | 1 | 776 | 2.3 | |
Totals | 62 | 14 | 33319 | 40.1 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | -5.7 | ||||
May 2017 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 12 | 5408 | 14.8 | ||
Labour | 12 | 7 | 13542 | 37.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | 12 | 5 | 13572 | 37.1 | |
Green | 12 | 3005 | 8.2 | ||
UKIP | 2 | 258 | 0.7 | ||
Independents | 1 | 750 | 2.1 | ||
Totals | 51 | 12 | 36535 | 40.8 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | +9.2 | ||||
May 2018 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 15 | 4382 | 12.7 | ||
Labour | 15 | 10 | 15979 | 46.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | 15 | 5 | 10925 | 31.6 | |
Green | 14 | 3206 | 9.3 | ||
UKIP | 1 | 93 | 0.3 | ||
Independents | 1 | 26 | 0.1 | ||
Totals | 61 | 14 | 34611 | 38.0 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | -7.3 | ||||
May 2019 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 16 | 2795 | 8.5 | ||
Labour | 16 | 9 | 12208 | 37.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | 16 | 7 | 11277 | 34.4 | |
Green | 15 | 5146 | 15.7 | ||
UKIP | 3 | 462 | 1.4 | ||
Independents | 2 | 907 | 2.8 | ||
Totals | 61 | 14 | 34611 | 38.0 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | +5.9 | ||||
May 2021 (city) | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 41 | 12718 | 11.6 | ||
Labour | 42 | 27 | 44755 | 40.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | 42 | 12 | 28380 | 25.8 | |
Green | 42 | 2 | 21654 | 19.7 | |
UKIP | 1 | 55 | 0.0 | ||
Independents and Others | 4 | 1 | 2529 | 2.3 | |
Totals | 172 | 42 | 110091 | ||
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May 2021 (county) | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 12 | 5501 | 14.1 | ||
Labour | 12 | 9 | 16325 | 41.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | 12 | 3 | 10705 | 27.5 | |
Green | 12 | 6418 | 16.5 | ||
UKIP | 1 | 27 | 0.1 | ||
Totals | 49 | 12 | 38976 | 42.0 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | -5.8 | ||||
May 2022 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 16 | 3507 | 10.9 | ||
Labour | 16 | 12 | 15405 | 43.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | 16 | 3 | 9408 | 26.8 | |
Green | 16 | 1 | 6398 | 18.2 | |
Independents and Others | 2 | 361 | 1.0 | ||
Totals | 66 | 16 | 35079 | 38.5 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | -1.1 | ||||
May 2023 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 16 | 6887 | 19.3 | ||
Labour | 16 | 10 | 12967 | 36.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | 16 | 4 | 8602 | 24.1 | |
Green | 16 | 2 | 6183 | 17.4 | |
Independents and Others | 4 | 985 | 2.8 | ||
Totals | 68 | 16 | 35624 | 38.4 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | +2.4 | ||||
May 2024 | Candidates | ||||
Party |
Stood | Elect | Votes | % | |
Conservative | 14 | 4561 | 13.7 | ||
Labour | 14 | 9 | 13622 | 40.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | 14 | 3 | 7292 | 21.9 | |
Green | 14 | 2 | 6884 | 20.7 | |
Independents and Others | 5 | 921 | 2.8 | ||
Totals | 61 | 14 | 33280 | 35.3 | |
Swing (+ = from Lab to LDm) | -3.4 | ||||
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